March 2009 The next FCC Form 388 DTV Quarterly Activity Station Report must be electronically filed via CDBS and placed in stations’ local public inspection files by April 10, 2009, reflecting information for the months of January, February, and March 2009. As we have previously advised, on March 3, 2008,…
March 2009 The next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ local public inspection files by April 10, 2009, reflecting information for the months of January, February, and March 2009. The FCC’s action adopting the new program report Form 355, which is intended to replace the Quarterly…
March 2009 This Broadcast Station EEO Advisory is directed to radio and television stations licensed to communities in: Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas, and highlights the upcoming deadlines for compliance with the FCC’s EEO Rule. April 1, 2009 is the deadline for stations licensed to communities in the…
March 2009 Commercial and noncommercial Radio stations licensed to communities in Texas must electronically file their Biennial Ownership Reports with the FCC by April 1, 2009. Commercial and noncommercial Television stations licensed to communities in the States of Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee must also electronically file their Biennial…
DTV Transition Date Officially Moved to June 12, 2009 February 2009 President Obama signed into law the DTV Delay Act that serves to move the digital television transition from February 17th to June 12th. Irrespective of this delay, many stations will proceed with the termination of analog operation on February…
February 2009 On February 13, 2009, the FCC released a Report and Order implementing the DTV Delay Act. Pursuant to the Report and Order, the following authorizations are modified as noted: Analog Television Licenses: expiration date extended from February 17, 2009, to June 12, 2009, (11:59:59 PM local time); Post-Transition…
February 2009 Pursuant to the FCC’s February 5th Public Notice, “Procedures Regarding Termination of Analog Television Service On or After February 17, 2009,” any station wishing to early terminate analog operation was required to notify the FCC no later than February 9th. On February 10, the FCC released a list…
2/6/2009 Members of our Communications Group sought and received clarification from the FCC staff regarding ambiguities in the FCC’s February 5th Public Notice on Procedures Regarding Termination of Analog Television Service On or After February 17, 2009. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at Supplement to…
2/5/2009 Stations seeking to end analog operations on or before February 17, 2009 must file a NEW notice with the FCC not later than Monday, February 9, and air certain required viewer notifications. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at FCC Issues Procedures Relating to Delay…
A Q&A with Pillsbury’s Lauren Lynch Flick 1/27/2009 Consumer advocates want to push back the February 17, 2009 jump to digital broadcasting, but an extension may do more to simply postpone feared disruptions than prevent them. Next to the Internet, perhaps no consumer technology platform is evolving faster than television.…